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"That brought a very unpleasant end to the evening and they decided to go home. As he left, Mr Kandola saw the group waiting outside the bar. He panicked and struck out once.

"He had never never hit anyone before and said 'I didn't think I had hit him that hard and I walked off.' It was one blow but there was extreme provocation in the bar," added Miss Meadows at Nottingham Magistrates' Court.

Kandola admitted assault causing actual bodily harm on September 22. The compensation order is made up of £360 lost wages as well as £400 for pain suffered by the man.

A total of 180-hours community work must be carried out by Kandola of Folkton Gardens, Nottingham. He had never been in trouble before.

District Judge Tim Devas said: "The lesson to be learnt is that no violence is justified, unless in self defence, and it is serious because of the harm caused, rather than it actually being a single blow.